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GeneSeek will be setting up their new base of operations in BioCityNottingham, the UK's largest bioscience and healthcare innovation center.BioCity provides state-of-the-art laboratories, equipment, and office spacefor bioscience start-up companies and has the perfect infrastructure forGeneSeek to establish its presence in the European market.
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"European expansion is an important component of GeneSeek's growthstrategy which also includes new laboratory and offices in India to addressthe Asian market," said Abe Oommen, President and CEO of GeneSeek, "Byselecting BioCity Nottingham as the location for our European operations,we'll be able to leverage the region's skill base, well-established scienceindustry, and access all of our key markets."
"We've worked closely with the investment team at the British Midlands aswell as BioCity to make this project happen," said Oommen, "GeneSeek is readyto take on the opportunities in these new markets and launch the next phase ofthe company's growth."
"GeneSeek and its research and development operations are well suited forthe British Midlands," said Vern Sebby, President and CEO of British MidlandsDevelopment Corporation, "We have 17-world class universities with UK leadingresearch in genomics and clinical diagnostics, as well as one the strongestscience industry clusters in Europe."
"We're thrilled that GeneSeek chose the Midlands," continued Sebby, "Welook forward to continuing our support and sharing regional expertise withthem as the company's European operations grow."
About GeneSeek
GeneSeek provides comprehensive research and product development solutionsfor the Life Science, Agribusiness, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnologyindustries. We provide customers with a full range of solutions, from basicresearch to high throughput genomic screening for predictive and causativemutations, clinical diagnostics systems and devices, and therapeutic proteinproduction and discovery.
GeneSeek enables development, testing and pilot production under one rooffor products ranging from diagnostic SNP panels to biologics for use inagriculture, pharmacogenomics, clinical diagnostics and health care. GeneSeekhas developed unique expertise and capabilities that knit together severalrelated fields into one integrated system that incorporates informationtechnology and instrumentation for providing comprehensive high throughputsolutions for our clients. For more information, please visitwww.geneseek.com
About British Midlands Development Corporation
The British Midlands Development Corporation is the North Americaneconomic development agency for central England. The Midlands region islocated just one hour to the north of London and includes the major commercialcenters of Birmingham, Nottingham, Coventry and Northampton.
As an agency funded by the UK Government, The British Midlands DevelopmentCorporation provides specialist advice and support to North American companiesseeking to establish a presence or expand a current operation in the region.The British Midlands Development Corporation provides access to businessnetworks, details about sources for grants and funding, business supportservices, and information to help companies identify opportunities to developand grow.
The British Midlands Development Corporation is based in Chicago withbranch offices in Boston, Washington, DC and San Jose.For more information, please visit our website atwww.thebritishmidlands.com. Press Contact Shirar O'Connor-Mugler [email protected] 646 496 7668
SOURCE British Midlands Development Corporation
